For
Immediate Release
December 5, 2016
Child Advocates of
Fort Bend Named Beneficiary of Fort Bend Junior Service League Sugar Plum
Market
Fort Bend Junior Service
League Members recently presented a check for a portion of the proceeds of
their Sugar Plum Market to Child Advocates of Fort Bend. The funds will be used
to help with the agency’s WINGS program for teens aging out of foster care.
The WINGS program for teens
ages 14-18+, was developed to prepare older foster care youth for independent
living after they “age out” of the foster care system. Support from FBJSL will
help these teens learn critical life skills, make connections with healthy
adults to ensure a support system and graduate from high school with an
attainable plan for pursuing college, vocational school or employment. Child
Advocates of Fort Bend’s WINGS program has been tailored to fit the needs of
the children with annual events and activities to promote education, health and
self-sufficiency.
Prior to the WINGS Program,
many of these teens dropped out of school, often experiencing homelessness and
were incarcerated for illegal activity. They had no clear path to a successful
future. The WINGS program has been a key factor in changing outcomes for these
youth.
Shown (L to R) are: Greg Haralson from Memorial Hermann, Sugar Plum Market
Co-Chair Alison Haralson; Sugar Plum Market Co-Chair Sherri Ebarb, Child
Advocates of Fort Bend Development Officer Jessica Jubin, Child Advocates of
Fort Bend CEO Ruthanne Mefford, Sugar Plum Market Co-Chair Monica Henderson,
BJSL President Laura Taylor, and Andrea Faz from Memorial Hermann.
About Child Advocates of Fort Bend:
For
25 years, Child Advocates of Fort Bend has been providing a voice, healing the
hurt and breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect in Fort Bend County. Through
its Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASATM), Children’s
Advocacy Center (CAC) and more than 200 trained community volunteer advocates,
Child Advocates of Fort Bend improves the lives of more than 400 children each
month and has served more than 14,000 children since opening its doors in 1991.
Volunteers are needed to help in the Children’s Advocacy Center and Court
Appointed Special Advocates Program. The next Volunteer Training Class begins
January 30. For more information on Child Advocates
of Fort Bend or to become a volunteer, go to www.cafb.org or
contact Lauren Jordin at ljordin@cafb.org or 281-344-5258.
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Anne
